Sanitary tissue dispensing and receiving device



s. L. CRAIG 1,988,939

SANITARY TISSUE DISPENSING AND RECEIVING DEVICE Jan. 22, 1935.

Filed April 1, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR 9 I BY i2, jq M ATTORNEYS Jan. 22, 1935. s. 1.. CRAIG SANITARY TISSUE DISPENSING AND RECEIVING DEVICE Filed April 1, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .IATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 2 2, 1935 UNITED STATES SANII'ABY TISSUE DISPENSING AND RECEIVING DEVICE Stuart L. Craig, New York, N. Y. Application April 1, 1933, Serial No. 863.960

11 Claims.

' infection to others is the promiscuous use of handkerchiefs, tissue, or other material for catching the nasal discharge, and the like. Even where tissue paper is used and thereafter discarded, the

discarded tissueis frequently a'source of infection to others because it is placed in waste baskets or other receptacles, from which infection may be readily communicated to others by contact or otherwise.

In accordance with the present invention a sanitary'dispensing and receiving device is provided which is formed with two compartments, one of which contains and dispenses unused tissue in a sanitary way, and the other of which is a self-closing container for receiving the used tissue and forrendering it innocuous, so that infection of others by promiscuous distribution of the infected tissue is avoided. While the device of this invention is particularly adapted for the purpose described, it may be used with equal facility by physicians or surgeons in treating various ailments and diseases, inwhich the tissue is used for various purposes and disposed of in the receiving compartment.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the device. comprises two fiat containers, preferably secured together in end-to-end relation and formedof cardboard or the like, one of which contains the tissue in interfolded form for ready dispensing through'a slot or the like in a wall of the corresponding container. The attached or second container preferably opens endwise about a form of alligator hinge and is arranged to be self closing, either inherently or by means of a spring or other closing means, and is lined with a moisture-proof receiving envelope of cellophane, waxed paper, glassine, or the like, the surface of which is coated with granular chloride of lime, which liberates free chlorine upon con tact with moisture, such asthe moisture contained in a sheet. of tissue which has been used for the common cold. The chlorine liberated in the receiving container sterilizes the contents of the receiving container and prohibits infection therefrom.

In the modified form of the invention the dispensing container may also be.lined with cello- '-phane, or the like,'for maintaining sterile the tissue contained therein, this form of the device being especially adapted for medical or surgical use. In either case, the receiving container is made self-closing even through it opens widely, due to its structure; so that it remains normally completely closed and can only be opened in- V tentionally for the insertion of a used piece of tissue.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device of this invention;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the receiving compartment in open position;

Figure 3 isa transverse section through the receiving compartment as seen along the line 3-3 of Figure 1, showing the construction of the cellophane liner;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section as seen along thelin'e4--4ofFi8.1;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the sanitary liner for the receiving compartment;

Figure 6 is a horizontal section through the container as seen along the line 6-6 of Figure 4;

Figure 7 illustrates in perspective a modified form of the device; and

Figure 8 illustrates a development of the carton forming the two containers of the device.

In these drawings, numeral 10 designates the new tissue dispensing and receiving device, which comprises the dispensing compartment 11 and the receiving compartment 12, each of which is separated from the other, although both compartments are part of a single unitary structure. The device may be preferably and conveniently made of cardboard, in carton form, and it is this preferred form which will be described herein, although it is to be understood that the device may be made of various diflerent materials if preferred.

The two compartments 11 and 12 may be separate containers or cartons of suitable construction secured together in end-to-end relation, as illustrated in Figure '1, by gluing or otherwise securing the abuttingends of the two cartons together. However, to facilitate manufacture and provide a more economical constructio it is preferred that the two compartment carton bemade ofonepieceofcardboardwhichcan be stamped out of a cardboard web or sheet with little waste and then folded into shape.

The development or blank of one form of the one-piece carton is illustrated in Figure 8 and comprises the two bottom portions 13 and 14 of the an receiving Hand i2,respectively,theeebottomportions being connected by the reversely folded wall portions 15 and 16, which are folded together to form the partition wall between the compart- 5 ments l1 and 12. Afewspotsof glueare placed betwccnwallslsandlfisothattheyadhere toformasingle partitiomasisindicatedin Figure; 7

The bottom portions l3 and liare provided 10 with opposite side wall portions 17 and 18, re-

' spectively; the glue tabs 19 and 20, respectively, while the partition wall portions and 18 are provided with integral locking tabs 21 and22,respectively.

"Ihefreeedgeofbottomwallportionldisprovidedwlththeendwallportionfi, havingthe lockingtabs'ziandthegluetab 25. The free edgcofbottomportion l3isalsoprovided with the opposite end wall portion 28, having the so looking tabs 27.

Poumedonthefree edgeciendwallporticn 26 is an elongated top portion 23 having twice thelengthoftlzeboitomwmlporiionsla and liandbeingadaptedtooverlieeoastoclose 26 theopmupperaldesofthetwoccntainerawhich arefor'medwhenthelockingtabs 21 and 22 of wall 15,16 are overlapped and the locking tabs 24 and 27 of wall portions 23 and 26, as indicated and 6. The top portion 28 is glued giuetaba19,20and25,asin Figare l.

That part of the top portion 28 which overlies :5 and formsthe top otthe dispensing compartment 11 is provided with lines of perforations 23,

' lrdpractice. Other-arrangements maybeuaedaawellasotherformsofslotsor lihedependmguponrequirements. Theoppoaite side walls 18, the connecting end somallfinndthelockingtabsfl arepmvided with lines of perforations 32, which alignwhen cartoniafoldedintoflnalshape to form a cleavage plane which lies substantially mmlleltothebottomld. whenthelineof 55.. perforations 32 is broken, the receiving compart J meat 12 is divided into two connected receptacles which may be spread apart with an alligator jaw action about the hinge formed by tportlonofthccartonattheendsofthe &. line of perforatims to provide a wide and opening for the receiving compartment. 12;

The ends of the line of perforations 32 preferablyterminateattheedgesof thecorrespondii'sor inacrtim t walls and the like, although other means which normally urge the receptacles toward closed position may be employed with equal facility.

In order that the segregation of the used tissue placed. in the receiving compartment may be more effective to prevent infection of others, especially when it has been used to catch the nasal discharge, sputum, or other discharges of infectious diseases, it is preferred that the receiving compartment be provided with a waterproof liner 37 in the form of an envelope having only one opening, which is normally closed and can only be forcibly opened when the receiving compartment is opened.

The preferred form of the liner 37 is illustrated in position in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 6, and separately in perspective in Figure 5. It is preferably made of cellophane or other similar waterproof material, waxed or otherwise waterproofed paper, glassine, parchment or other sheet. material, and is shaped like an envelope having converging pleated or bellows sides 38, permitting the widest separation of receptacles 33 and 34 of receiving compartment 12, while keeping the sideopemngs thereof sealed in the manner shown in Figure 2.

The open end of the liner envelope 3'! is closed by the flaps 39, which are superimposed upon and are secured to the inner surfaces of the ends ofthe receptacles 33 and 34 with their free edges coinciding with the edges of the opening, as is.

illustrated in Figures 2 and 4, the staples 36 being conveniently used for this purpose, although glue or other suitable securing means may be employed with equal facility.

With this arrangement, the complete envelope liner 3'? may be secured by its flaps 39 to the corresponding parts of end portion 23 of the carton blank shown in Figure 8, either before or during the folding thereof. The receiving compartment is accordingly formed around the envelope 3.7. Then, when'the line of perforations 32 is broken to open the receiving compartment 12, the bellows will be, in effect, an integral part of the receiving compartment. I

Although the free edges of the flaps 39 have been illustrated and described as substantially coinciding with the line of perforations 32 extending across end portion 28, the flaps 39 may he made longer, so that they overlap andextend across the opening, but this is not preferred because it is desirable that there be no contact between the sides of the opening of the receiving compartment and the used or contaminated tissue being inserted in the" receiving compartment through the opening thereof.

in order to render the used tissue in thereceiving compartment sterile, the inner surface of the liner envelope 3'? is provided with a coating 40 of dry chloride of lime, which is secured thereto in pulverized or granular form by a suitable adhesive, or in the case of cellophane, waxed paper,

or the like, to the heat: or otherwise softenedsurface or surfacecoating thereof. Upon contact between the moist used tissues and the chloride of lime, the latter liberates free chlorine within the receiving'compartment to render the contents-thereof innocuous. Suitable sterilizing media other than chloride of lime may be used as desired. If the envelope liner is not used, the

inner wall of the receiving compartment may be waterproofed with parafllne, ,or the like, and/or coated with the sterilizing medium, such'as chloride oflime, or the like.

The packing of the used tissue in the receiving compartment may be facilitated with a stick 41 hinging said receptacles together at one end, and

ient point, such as on the top of the receivin compartment 12, as is illustrated in Figure 1.

As previously indicated, the device of this invention may be made of two separate containers 11' and 12' secured together in end-to-end relation to form a unitary'structure, as is illustrated in Figure '7. Also, the two receptacles 33' and 34' forming the receiving container 12' may be made to telescope, as illustrated-in Figure 7, so that the joint between them is sealed when they are closed, the hinge action between them taking place along the upper edge 15 of the container 12'. In either of the modifications illustrated, a removable cap 43 (Fig. 7) may be provided to seal the joint between the receptacles-33 .and 34 or 33' and 34' when the device is not in use.

The operation of the new device of this invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description and it will be seen that it provides a very simple and effective means for reducing thecommunication of the infectious diseases,

vided as a' separate unit. Also, instead of arranging the dispensing and receiving containers in end-to-end relation, they may be arranged in superimposed relation with the dispensing container 11 above and the receiving container 12 below, or vice versa, and, in the form shown in Figure 1, the two containersll and 12, instead of being glued together at walls 15 and 16, may be swung into superimposed relation about the junction of these walls as a' hinge, the dispensing strip 30 and the stick 41 being placed on the bottom portions 13 and 14 to permit action, the two containers 11 and 12 being glued or otherwise fastened together in this relationship, if desired. Other forms of dispensing devices maybe associated with the receiving container in the same or similar ways.

The device is also admirablyadapted for use by those suflering from tuberculosis and for various medical and surgical purposes. For the latter use, it is preferred that the dispensing compartment be also lined with a sanitary lining'such as sterilized cellophane or the like. Furthermore, use of the new device in' large ofllces, schools, factories and the like, would greatly reduce epidemics of the common cold, influenza. grippe, and the like, and consequently save much of the time now lost as the result of colds and the like and prevent much suflering and discomfort. While certain preferred embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described herein, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereby, but is susceptible of various changes in form and detail within its scope.

' I'claim: 1

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle open at one side, a second receptacle having an open side coinciding with the open side of the ilrst receptacle, means a common lining for the receptacles havin pleated sides and an open end conforming to the opening formed by the receptacles opposite the hinge means thereof when the receptacles are spread apart.

2. In a device of the. character described, the combination of a receptacle open at one side, a second receptacle having an open side coinciding with the open side of the first receptacle, means hinging said receptacles together at one end, and a sterilizing lining for the receptacles having pleated sides and an open end conforming to the opening formed by the receptacles opposite the hinge means thereof when the receptacles are spread apart.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle open at one side, a second receptacle having an open side coincidin wvith the open side of the-first receptacle, means hinging said receptacles together at one end, a common lining for the receptacles having pleated sides and an open end conforming to the opening formed by the receptacles opposite the hinge means thereof when the receptacles are spread apart, and a coating of sterilizing substance on the lining.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle open at one side, a second receptacle having an open side coinciding with the open side of the first receptacle, means hinging said receptacles together at one end, a lining for the receptacles having pleated sides and an open end conforming to the opening formed by the receptacles opposite the hinge means thereof when the receptacles are spread apart, and a coating of dry chloride of lime on the lining.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle, open at one side, a second receptacle having an open side coinciding with the open side of the first receptacle, means hinging said receptacles together at one end, and

an envelope lining having pleated sides and an open end, the edges of the envelope forming the opening being secured to the corresponding ends of the receptacles to move therewith.-

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a dispensing container for sheet material, a second independent receiving container secured to the first container by a common wall to form a unitary structure, said second container having three adjacent walls other than the common wall slit in order to provide an opening for receiving the sheet material from the first container, said end walls so constructed as to function in the fashion of a 'jaw device, means normally urging the parts of the second container together to close the slit thereof and an envelope lining having pleated sides and an open end within 1 said container.

end wall portions foldable to form two separate containers, and a common top portion connected to one of the end wall portions for overlapping both containers to form a unitary structure having two compartments whereby thetop portion overl'aps first one and then the other of the separate containers.

8. In a carton, the combination of a blank having two bottom; portions, corresponding side-and end wall portions foldable to form. two separate containers, anda common top portion connected to one of the end wall portions for overlapping both containers to form a unitary structure having two compartments, the opposite side and connecting end walls of one of the containersvbeing slit along a plane substantially parallel to the correspond ng bottom portion to provide an opening for the corresponding compartment said end walls so constructed as to function in the fashion of a law device. i I

a 9. In a carton, the combination of a separate flat container for sheet material, a second separate flat container connected in'endto-end relation to the first container, 'the second container being split into two parts to form anopening forreceiving the sheet material from the first container, said end walls so constructed as to function in the fashion of a Jaw device means normally urging the two parts of the container together to close the opening and a common lining within said second container.

. 10. In a carton, the combination of a separate fiat container for sheet material, a second separate flat container connected in end-=to-end relation to the first container, the second container being split into two parts to form an opening for receiving sheet material from the first container,

said end walls so constructed as to function in the fashion of a jaw device and a cap removably mounted over the split container to seal the latter and hold the parts'thereof in closed position.

11. In a device of thecharaeter described, the combination of a dispensing container for sheet material, a second independent receiving containor secured to the first container by a common wall to form a. unitary structure, said second container having three adjacent walls other than the common wall slit in order to provide an opening for receiving the sheet material from the first container, said end walls so constructed as to function in the fashion of a jaw device, means normally urging the parts of the second container together to close the thereof and a cover ior closing the opening of the receiving container.

STUART L. CRAIG. 

